News from December 22. Utah released Nate Wolters. Charlotte activated Treveon Graham and placed Mangok Mathiang and Julyan Stone on IL. Denver activated Gary Harris and placed Monte Morris on IL. Golden State activated Shaun Livingston, Andre Iguodala, and Draymond Green and placed Damian Jones on IL. Houston activated Briante Weber. New York activated Joakim Noah and placed Damyean Dotson on IL. Portland activated Caleb Swanigan and placed Damian Lillard (strained right hamstring) on IL. Washington activated Otto Porter. Mia 113, Dal 101 at Mia Josh Richardson (Mia) had 24 points on 11-14 FG and 5 assists. Tyler Johnson (Mia) had 19 points and 7 rebounds. Wayne Ellington (Mia) had 28 points on 10-16 FG and 8-12 3-pointers. Harrison Barnes (Dal) had 20 points. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 20 points including 6-15 3-pointers. Yogi Ferrell (Dal) had 23 points on 9-13 FG and 5-7 3-pointers. Goran Dragic (Mia, sore left elbow), James Johnson (Mia, right ankle bursitis), and Justise Winslow (Mia, strained left knee) did not play. Det 104, NY 101 at Det Tobias Harris (Det) had 24 points including 7-10 FT and 5 assists. Andre Drummond (Det) had 18 points and 15 rebounds including 7 offensive. Reggie Bullock (Det) had 14 points on 6-8 FG and 6 rebounds. Kristaps Porzingis (NY) had 29 points and 9 rebounds. Enes Kanter (NY) had 22 points on 11-17 FG, 16 rebounds including 8 offensive, and 3 blocks. Det shot 18-25 FT and NY shot 5-6 FT. Avery Bradley (Det, sore right groin) did not play. NO 111, Orl 97 at Orl Anthony Davis (NO) had 20 points including 10-14 FG and 11 rebounds. DeMarcus Cousins (NO) had 26 points including 8-11 FT, 11 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Jrue Holiday (NO) had 24 points including 10-15 FG. Jonathon Simmons (Orl) had 22 points including 10-15 FG and 8 rebounds. Nikola Vucevic (Orl) had 21 points including 7-20 FG and 8 rebounds including 5 offensive. Elfrid Payton (Orl) had 18 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Jonathan Isaac (Orl, sore right ankle) did not play. Bro 119, Was 84 at Bro Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (Bro) had 21 points, 11 rebounds, and 6 assists. DeMarre Carroll (Bro) had 15 points and 6 rebounds. Carvis LeVert (Bro) had 17 points including 7-9 FG and 6 rebounds. John Wall (Was) had 10 points including 4-11 FG. Kelly Oubre (Was) had 13 points. Bro shot 50% (44-88) FG and Was shot 36.6% (34-93) FG. Bro out-rebounded Was 60-35 including 13-7 offensive. LAC 128, Hou 118 at Hou Austin Rivers (LAC) had 36 points including 6-15 3-pointers and 8-11 FT and 7 assists. DeAndre Jordan (LAC) had 15 points including 5-7 FG and 20 rebounds. Lou Williams (LAC) had 32 points including 7-11 3-pointers, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Eric Gordon (Hou) had 28 points including 6-12 3-pointers. James Harden (Hou) had 51 points including 6-14 3-pointers and 15-16 FT, 8 assists, 3 steals, and 8 turnovers. Wesley Johnson (LAC, sore left foot), Milos Tedosic (LAC, rest), Clint Capela (Hou, left heel contusion), and Chris Paul (LAC, left adductor strain) did not play. Mil 109, Cha 104 at Mil Khris Middleton (Mil) had 28 points. Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 26 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Eric Bledsoe (Mil) had 24 points including 1-6 3-pointers and 7-10 FT, 5 rebounds, 10 assists, and 3 blocks. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 32 points including 13-21 FG and 4-9 3-pointers. Marvin Williams (Cha) had 15 points and 10 rebounds. OKC 120, Atl 117 at OKC Carmelo Anthony (OKC) had 24 points including 7-12 3-pointers. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 30 points including 12-17 FG and the game winning 3-pointer with 2.8 seconds left, 7 rebounds, and 15 assists. Paul George (OKC) had 17 points on 4-12 FG and 7-10 FT, 5 rebounds, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Ersan Ilyasova (Atl) had 22 points including 7-10 FG and 4-5 3-pointers. Marco Belinelli (Atl) had 27 points including 5-10 3-pointers and 5 assists. DeAndre Bembry (Atl) had 20 points including 7-10 FG and 4-6 3-pointers and 6 assists. Dennis Schroder (Atl, left ankle injury) did not play. Den 102, Por 85 at Por Wilson Chandler (Den) had 21 points and 11 rebounds. Nikola Jokic (Den) had 27 points including 12-21 FG, 9 rebounds, and 6 assists. Gary Harris (Den) had 17 points and 3 steals. C.J. McCollum (Por) had 15 points. Shabazz Napier (Por) had 14 points, 5 assists, and 3 steals. GS 113, LAL 106 at GS Kevin Durant (GS) had 33 points including 3-10 3-pointers and 12-13 FT, 7 rebounds, 7 assists, and 4 blocks. Draymond Green (GS) had 13 points, 11 rebounds, 7 assists, and 6 turnovers. Jordan Bell (GS) had 20 points including 9-13 FG and 10 rebounds including 6 offensive. Kyle Kuzma (LAL) had 27 points including 9-15 FG and 14 rebounds. Lonzo Ball (LAL) had 24 points including 9-16 FG and 5-6 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Julius Randle (LAL) had 21 points and 10 rebounds including 5 offensive. Schedule for Saturday, December 23 (All times Central) Philadelphia at Toronto 4:00 pm Milwaukee at Charlotte 6:00 pm Brooklyn at Indiana 6:00 pm Orlando at Washington 6:00 pm Dallas at Atlanta 6:30 pm Chicago at Boston 6:30 pm New Orleans at Miami 7:00 pm LA Clippers at Memphis 7:00 pm Oklahoma City at Utah 7:00 pm Denver at Golden State 7:30 pm Minnesota at Phoenix 8:00 pm Portland at LA Lakers 8:30 pm San Antonio at Sacramento 9:00 pm Schedule for Tuesday, December 24 (All times Central) No games scheduled Schedule for Monday, December 25 (All times Central) Philadelphia at New York 11:00 am ESPN Cleveland at Golden State 2:00 pm ABC Washington at Boston 4:30 pm ABC Houston at Oklahoma City 7:00 pm ABC Minnesota at LA Lakers 9:30 pm TNT ---- Patricia Bender pbender@eskimo.com For Trianglons puzzles: http://www.trianglons.com For NBA stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/index.html For Mavs stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/mavs.html